Common Spreadwing vs Porter s Rock Rat

Lestes sponsa compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Common Spreadwing is Least Concern while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Spreadwing	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Octodontidae
Genus	Lestes	Aconaemys
Species	Lestes sponsa	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Spreadwing and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Spreadwing	Porter s Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.